Mérida colonial jurisdiction

Officials order a census of enslaved Black men in Tucani and Torondoy

📅 19 Novèmber 1656

A census dated 19 November covered enslaved Black men in the towns of Tucani and Torondoy, in the jurisdiction of Mérida. The record’s date and place connect the counting of enslaved people to rural...

Río de Castro census lists twenty-one enslaved people

📅 22 Novèmber 1656

A census for the Valle del Río de Castro, within Mérida’s jurisdiction, listed twenty-one enslaved Black men across estates. Some entries preserve names, kin relationships, and African or locally born...